Volkswagen is going to supply batteries to Ford for the production of its electric cars in Europe. As Bloomberg has advanced this Friday and has been able to confirm Levante-EMV, a newspaper from the same group, It will be 1.2 million cells that the German group will provide to the oval firm through its company PowerCo. Specifically, this volume of batteries is intended for the MEB platform -made with Volkswagen technology-, with which Ford is going to launch its first electric vehicles in the Old Continent in Germany thanks to the collaboration it has in force with the German firm.
The agreement, in which At the moment there is no mention of the Almussafes plant, is aimed at an enclave – that of Cologne – Ford’s production center where it will begin its path of electrification in Europe, presenting the first model already next Tuesday. In the case of the models that arrive at the Valencian plant, the output of the first pure electric vehicle is scheduled for the year 2026. Of course, these cars will be made with a platform fully developed with Ford technologysince it will be the GE2, the evolution of the GE1 with which the American manufacturer is currently producing the Mustang Mach-e in Mexico, its first 100% electric sports car.